The Apple logo with the silhouette of the company's co-founder Steve Jobs replacing the bite may not be an original design after it matched with another designed by a Briton.

Jonathan Mak, 19, was not spared from online criticisms lately for his design made in August as British graphic designer Chris Thornley, 40, made his version months earlier in May. The similarity of their designs pointed out on Internet postings, however, has not yet escalated into a copyright or proprietary dispute.

Mak, a student at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design, said he had checked the Internet to avoid copying another's design but apparently did not find Thornley's black Apple logo on a white background, with a white silhouette of Jobs at a slightly different angle, according to Yahoo! Finance.

Mak's design initially went viral on the Internet when he reposted it a day after Job's death on Oct. 5 as a tribute to the gadget genius. On Sunday, Thornley's wife notified Mak about the sameness of his design with the designer from Darwen, England.

Thornley, who is suffering from a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, said he looks forward to a chat with Mak to settle the issue.

As for Mak, he said he would be careful next time.

Jonathan Mak's Apple logo version that went viral on the Internet.

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